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Introduction Studying how sexual abuse in childhood effects a person socioemotionally develops through their young adult years is especially important. This is so because young adulthood is already difficult because it is a hard transition period in which they are no longer a child and need to function in the adult world. It is known that childhood sexual abuse has a huge impact on most of the child victims to the point where when they are adults they have developed differently in at least the socioemotional aspect (Schilling, Aseltine, & Gore, 2007). These abused children have a harder time with school, relationships and mood. They are also more likely to engage in maladaptive behaviors. Many different studies have come up with the idea that these children will lack drive and will not get much enjoyment from work or school (Schilling et al., 2007). Their outlook on life is very bleak. Their mood, especially in abused girls, is more likely to be poor. They will have “...poorer self-esteem, higher levels of anxiety and a trend toward more depression than the nonabused girls…” (Mennen & Meadow, 1993). A trend of maladaptive behaviors was studied in sexually abused adult women in the article by Grayson & Nolen-Hoeksema (2005). A larger number of women report more problems with alcohol consumption and drink in order to cope with the negative feelings brought on by the child-hood trauma (Grayson & Nolen-Hoeksema, 2005). Unfortunately, sexual abuse effects are studied mostly in females. Females are studied more often because statically more women are sexually abused than me. Also females are more likely to report the abuse than their male counterparts. School Difficulties Children that are abused have very deep emotional s... ... middle of paper ... ...80/15374416.2010.501286 Mennen, F. E., & Meadow, D. (1993). The relationship of sexual abuse to symptom levels in emotionally disturbed girls. Child & Adolescent Social Work Journal, 10(4), 319-328. doi:10.1007/BF00758262 Phasha, T. (2008). The link between the emotional consequences of child sexual abuse and school experiences. Sex Education, 8(4), 465-480. doi:10.1080/14681810802433994 Schilling, E., Aseltine, R., & Gore, S. (2007). Young Women’s Social and Occupational Development and Mental Health in the Aftermath of Child Sexual Abuse. American Journal Of Community Psychology, 40(1/2), 109-124. doi:10.1007/s10464-007-9130-3 Walker, E., Holman, T., & Busby, D. (2009). Childhood Sexual Abuse, Other Childhood Factors, and Pathways to Survivors’ Adult Relationship Quality. Journal Of Family Violence, 24(6), 397-406. doi:10.1007/s10896-009-9242-7

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